The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-05
CAMPFIRE EXERCISES.
An Interesting Event Enhanced by an I'm
pressiye Installation of Officers.

The attraction in Grand Army circles, last
night was the campfire and public installation
of officers of George II. Thomas Post and
Womans Relief Corps, G. A. r. The hall of
the post was beautifully and appropriately dec
grated with the national coors. Not less than
three hundred persons were presnt. and there
would have been MORE could the hall have
accommodated them. At the campfire, which
preceded the installation, Capt Ben F. Richard
son presided. Department Commander General
Thomas Bennett, of Richmond, was to have
been present to deliver the opening address. but
sickness detained him at home. The patriotic
song. THE flag that bears the stars
and stripes" sung by quartet
composed of Misses Fannie Carlton and Bessie
Davenport and Messrs. G. J. w. Parker and A.
T. Allen. A piano solo, by Miss Emily Mellow
ell of the Womans Relief Corps. and humor-
Gus solo, entitled GAS We Used to Sing 1t by
the Camp fire. ",by Frank F. McCray, were feat
nres of interest
Rev. Ira J. Chase, of Danville, department
chaplain, then addressed the audience. chiefly in
an effort to raise money for soldiers monu-
ment. He said Indiana more than doubled her
wealth during the years of the war. The State
grew and developed more in the years from 1860
".
This was due to the work of the
| soldier, and yet all the money that
| has been raised for the soldiers monument
| is done to the soldiers themselves. They have
! to stand in the attitude of beggars before the
representatives in the Legislature. 1t is asked
| from them to appropriate 5000, 900, and they
| should be urged to do it. This is humiliating,
and yet there are men who come here to draw
| their pensions who called government
paupers. Members of the G. A. r. should make
| such demands of the Legislature that something
will be done. fl does refuse to make the ap-
preparation asked the GA. r. posts of the State
will 60 with the work they have begun, and
will keep it up until the money is raised, if it
| paid a glowing tribute to the Woman's Relief
! Corps for the grand work in caring for the poor
| and in assisting to raise the monument money
Following Mr. Chases address, Miss Laura
| entitled 1.-THE Kitchen Clock There was a
| song by Mr. Charles J. w. Parker. jr., with Miss
Emily Mcdowell and Mr.. G. w. Overman as ac-
| companists.
The exercises Of the campfire closing, the new
| officers of both the g. A. r. post and the
/ Womans Relief Corps were then installed.
| The Womans Relief Corps installed Belle
Bristow, president; Adelia New senior vice
president; Arminda Moore, junior vice presi-
dent Agnes Hit, secretary; Sallie c. Haskell,
| treasurer; Berdllla Richard. chaplain; Jemima
/ Wills conductor: Ida Thompson. assistant con-
4 ductor Alice Forest, guard Kate Neiman, as
slstant guard Cassandra Robbins, installing
officer.
mander /. n. Walker; senior vice-commander,
Joseph Bristow: junior vice-commander, j. ID.
Eagle surgeon, DR.. J. J. Carver; chaplain. Rev.
D. r. VanBuskirk; officer of the day, j. NJ.
PAYER; officer of the guard, Thos Wills; quar-
1 termaster Wm. H. Lester; adjutant, B. A
Richardson; quartermasters sergeant, Sam Til
ford; sergeant-major Wa. c. Phipps; muster
ing officer. L. McMaster, P. Z.